PPATH_BOOL(3) | Library Functions Manual | PPATH_BOOL(3)

# NAME

ppath_bool, ppath_copydel_bool, ppath_copyset_bool, ppath_set_bool, ppath_get_bool, ppath_delete_bool — boolean property path operations

# LIBRARY

Property-List Paths Library (libppath, -lppath)

# SYNOPSIS

#include <ppath/ppath.h>

int
ppath_copydel_bool(prop_object_t, prop_object_t *, const ppath_t *);

int
ppath_copyset_bool(prop_object_t, prop_object_t *, const ppath_t *, bool);

int
ppath_set_bool(prop_object_t, const ppath_t *, bool);

int
ppath_get_bool(prop_object_t, const ppath_t *, bool *);

int
ppath_delete_bool(prop_object_t, const ppath_t *);

# DESCRIPTION

The ppath_bool routines read, write, or delete boolean values in a property list by path.

# FUNCTIONS

ppath_bool provides these functions for manipulating boolean values in a property list by the values' paths:

ppath_copydel_bool(prop_object_t o, prop_object_t *op, const ppath_t *p)
  Create a copy of the property list o at *op. Delete from the copy the prop_bool_t named by p.

  If *op is NULL, ppath_copydel_bool() creates a shallow copy of o at *op. If *op is not NULL, ppath_copydel_bool() expects for *op to be an existing shallow copy of o.

  For the purposes of ppath_copydel_bool(), *op is a shallow copy of property list o if equal properties at equal paths are shared between the two. Before ppath_copydel_bool() modifies a property shared by *op and o, it creates a private copy of the property for *op.

ppath_copyset_bool(prop_object_t o, prop_object_t *op, const ppath_t *p, bool v)
  Create a copy of the property list o at *op. In the copy, replace with v the prop_bool_t named by p.

  If *op is NULL, ppath_copyset_bool() creates a shallow copy of o at *op. If *op is not NULL, ppath_copyset_bool() expects for *op to be an existing shallow copy of o.

  For the purposes of ppath_copyset_bool(), *op is a shallow copy of property list o if equal properties at equal paths are shared between the two. Before ppath_copydel_bool() modifies a property shared by *op and o, it creates a private copy of the property for *op.

ppath_set_bool(prop_object_t o, const ppath_t *p, bool v)
  Replace with v the prop_bool_t in o named by p.
ppath_get_bool(prop_object_t o, const ppath_t *p, bool *vp)
  Retrieve the prop_bool_t named by p from o, and write it to *vp.
ppath_delete_bool(prop_object_t o, const ppath_t *p)
  Delete the prop_bool_t named by p from o. ppath_delete_bool() decreases by one the deleted boolean value's reference count.

# RETURN VALUES

ppath_bool routines return 0 on success, and non-zero on error.

# ERRORS

[EFTYPE]
  A ppath_bool operation returns EFTYPE when the object named by the path is not a prop_bool_t.
[ENOENT]
  ppath_bool routines return ENOENT if the path p does not exist in o.
[ENOMEM]
  ppath_set_bool(), and ppath_copyset_bool() return ENOMEM if there was insufficient memory to complete the operation.

# SEE ALSO

ppath(3), ppath_data(3), ppath_object(3), ppath_string(3), proplib(3)

# HISTORY

The ppath_bool property container path library first appeared in NetBSD 6.0.

# AUTHORS

David Young <dyoung@pobox.com>

September 13, 2011 | NetBSD 7.2